MCGG  6/01/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE   JUNE 1, 1995
Russell Earl Barry
RUDD  

Funeral services for Russell E. Barry, 80, of 614 Decker St., Rudd, 
will be held at 11 a.m. today at the United Methodist Church in Rudd, 
with the Rev. W.C. ``Bill'' Trembly officiating.  Burial will be in 
the Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene with military rites conducted by 
the Tack Barnett Post 268 American Legion of Greene.  Visitation was 
held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, 
Greene, where there was a 7:30 p.m. public Scripture service. 
Visitation will continue one hour before services today at the church.

Russell Earl Barry was born May 20, 1915, in Charles City, a son of 
Thomas Barry and Myra (nee) Fairbanks Barry and died Tuesday 
(May 30, 1995) at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City, 
from complications of heart surgery.

He received his education in the Charles City Public Schools and was 
inducted into the United States Army on Nov. 14, 1942, where he served 
in the Rhinelands, Ardennes and the European Theater during 
World War II. Following the end of the war, he re-enlisted in the 
Army Air Force where he was stationed stateside until his discharge 
on Dec. 16, 1949. He entered the United States Air Force on 
Dec. 17, 1949, where he served with the 2nd Medical Group Hunter AFB, 
Savannah, Ga,. during the Korean Conflict. He was discharged on 
Sept. 7, 1953.

On March 22, 1949, he was united in marriage to Eileen E. Raymond 
at the Methodist parsonage in Hampton. Following his discharge, 
they made their home in Greene where he operated Barry Installation 
Service and Furniture Repair.

In 1963, the family moved to Arizona and later to Huntington Beach, 
Calif., where they lived for 25 years.  He was employed by the 
Shim's Gasket Company and was part owner of Sharps Aquatic Park 
Shell Service Station in Huntington Beach, Calif. Following their 
retirement, they moved to Houston, Texas, in 1988 and returned to 
Iowa in 1992 making their home in Rudd.  His interests included 
woodworking, fishing, and working out in the yard.  Russ was 
considered an avid reader and one who was in search of knowledge.  
He also enjoyed bird watching.  He was a member of the American Legion.

Living family members included his loving wife of 46 years, 
Eileen of Rudd; one daughter, Susan Kay Campbell of Lakeland, Texas; 
two sons, Charles Russell and his wife, Sharon Barry of Cypress, 
Texas, and Richard Allan Barry of Mason City; one stepson, 
Larry Raymond of Waukon; three grandchildren, Ronald Russell Campbell, 
Kristine Marie Barry and Stephanie Marie Barry; six step-grandchildren, 
Mike Raymond, Joseph Raymond, and Larry Raymond Jr., 
Joe Raymond, Paul Raymond and Roberta Raymond; 
and one stepgreat-grandchild, Seth Raymond.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Louise Carmichael; 
two brothers, Jack Barry and Dale Barry; and a stepson, 
Kenneth Raymond in 1986.

Memorials may be directed to the Russell E. Barry Memorial Fund 
in care of the family.

MCGG  6/01/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 1, 1995
Margaret Harms
ALGONA  

Margaret Harms, 69, of Algona, died Monday (May 29, 1995)  
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.  Funeral services 
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 
with the Rev. Donald Seeger officiating.  Burial will be in Laurel 
Hill Cemetery, Irvington.  Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today 
at Geilenfeld-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona, with a 7 p.m. 
VFW Auxiliary service.  There will be further visitation at 9 a.m. 
Friday at the church.

Margaret Harms was born June 2, 1925, in LuVerne.

Survivors include two sons, Russell Harms of Duncombe and 
Richard Harms of Milo; five daughters, Sharon Piatt of Huxley; 
Patricia Weishaar of Algona; Linda Hensley of Columbus, Ind.; 
Judy Wickman of Algona, and Cynthia Bruellman of Ottosen; 
14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, 
Shirley Norris and Donna Mae Walker, both of Algona, and 
Marvel Culbertson of Lone Rock; and one brother, Donald Hansen 
of Algona.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one son 
and one brother.

MCGG  6/01/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 1, 1995
Anthony Gus Kantaris
MASON CITY  

Anthony Gus ``Tony'' Kantaris, 42, of 833 Eighth St. S.E., died 
Monday (May 29, 1995) at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East of 
an aortic aneurysm.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. 
today at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration, 
1311 Second St. S.W., with the Rev. Joseph Mirowski officiating. 
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation was held 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 
126 Third St. N.E., where a Trisagion prayer service was held at 7 p.m.
Memorials in memory of Tony may be given to the Greek Orthodox 
Church of the Transfiguration, 1311 Second St. S.W., Mason City, 
Iowa 50401.

Tony was born March 10, 1953, at Mason City, son of 
Gus James Kantaris and Caroline Mary (nee) Jordan Kantaris.  
He was a 1971 graduate of Johnson High School, Sioux Falls, S.D.  
Tony inspired his father to open a restaurant which became the 
Athenian Supper Club.  He worked at the Athenian for 14 years.  

After his family sold the Athenian Supper Club, Tony worked at the 
Prime N Wine for seven years.  Currently Tony worked at Diamond 
K's Supper Club, Clear Lake.  Tony enjoyed spending time with his 
family and friends, traveling and fishing. 

He will be remembered for his kind heart.  Tony will be truly missed 
by his family and loved ones.  He is survived by his father, 
Gus James Kantaris and his special friend, Sharon Thornton, 
both of Mason City; his fiancee, Paula Rickoff Moore, of Mason City; 
three sisters, Kym Sutton and her husband, Randy, of Taylorville, 
Ill.; Jami Craig and her husband, Jeff, of Mason City; Dena Hahn 
and her husband, Kris, of Mason City; four nieces, including a 
special niece, Mary Krauth Sutton of Mason City; Katherine Sutton, 
of Taylorville, Ill.; Caroline Morel of Mason City: Natalie Morel 
of Mason City; a nephew, Kristofer Hahn of Mason City; eight aunts, 
Stella Markos of Mason City, Helen Sponduris of Mason City; 
Irene Gazes of Mason City; Cristina Klein of Mason City; 
Annie Aptoslou of Detroit, Mich.; Mary Triantasillou of 
Detroit, Mich.; Betty Armoskos, of Alameda, Calif., and 
Jane Oliver and her husband, Jerry, of Safford, Ariz.; and 
many friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Caroline Mary Jordan Kantaris; 
grandparents, Demitrios and Kallopie Kantaris and Albert and 
Lucille Jordan.

MCGG  6/02/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 2, 1995
Harry Dale Arnold
MASON CITY 

Harry Dale Arnold, 86, of 625 S. Connecticut Ave.,  died 
Tuesday (May 30, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph 
Catholic Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Carl A. Ries officiating. 

Burial will be in the Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery with a military 
flag folding ceremony  by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. 
Friends may call beginning at 6:30 p.m. today with a 7 p.m. Scripture 
prayer service at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. 
The family of Harry Dale Arnold has requested that memorial 
contributions be made to the St. Joseph Catholic Church in his memory.

Harry Dale Arnold was born Aug. 9, 1908, the son of 
Arthur W. Arnold and Agnes (nee) Cross Arnold in Mason City. 
He attended and received his education in the St. Joseph Catholic 
School system, graduating from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1926.

He was inducted into the United States Navy serving on an 
L.S.T. #1041 during World War II in the Pacific Theatre until his 
honorable discharge.  Harry was always self-employed in which he 
owned and operated the Standard Oil Station on South Federal and 
also farmed near Rockwell and Dougherty for many years until his 
retirement.  

He was united in marriage to Hazel Pattschull who preceded him in 
death in 1954.  He was united in marriage to Margaret Rose McGreevy 
in 1958, who preceded him in death on April 19, 1995.
 
He was an avid walker and outdoorsman, in which he enjoyed hunting 
and fishing.  He was a life-long member of St. Joseph Catholic Church 
in Mason City.

Survivors include two sons-in-law, Donald Carlson of Rochester, Minn., 
and Joe Barr of Monticello, Minn.; nine grandchildren; nine 
great-grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives; 
Hazel (Pattschull) Arnold; and Margaret Rose (McGreevy) Arnold; 
two daughters, Ruth Carlson and Jean Barr; and other sibling 
family members.
 

MCGG  6/02/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 2, 1995
Neva N. Cisne
MASON CITY 

Mrs. Elmer W. (Neva N.) Cisne, 93, of 302 Second St. N.E., died 
Wednesday (May 31, 1995) at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Hogan-Bremer 
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with the Rev. Paul Boostrom 
of First Christian Church officiating.  There will be no public 
visitation. 

Following cremation, interment will be in Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge.

Neva (nee) Marken Cisne was born Nov. 16, 1901, in Ortonville, Minn., 
to Daniel Marken and Elizabeth (Hannah) Marken.  
On March 23, 1921, she was married to Elmer W. Cisne in the Church of 
Christ, Mason City, by her brother, the Rev. DeLoss I. Marken.  She 
was a member of the First Christian Church. For many years, she was 
a secretary/bookkeeper and later a partner of Bracken Insurance 
Agency, Mason City.

She is survived by a sister-in-law, Helen Marken of Atlanta, Ga.; 
a niece, June Marken Doster, Atlanta, Ga.; a nephew, Robert Marken 
of Milner, Ga.; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elmer, who 
died July 3, 1984; a sister, Edith Marken; and two brothers, the 
Rev. Roy Marken and the Rev. DeLoss I. Marken.

MCGG  6/02/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 2, 1995
Dwight E. Werk
OSAGE  

Dwight E. Werk, 72, formerly of Charles City, died Monday 
(May 29, 1995) at the Stacyville Nursing Home.  Graveside committal 
services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Riverside Cemetery, 
Charles City, with the Rev. James Pittman officiating.  Visitation 
will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 
Charles City.

Dwight E. Werk was born Dec. 7, 1922, in Charles City.

He is survived by many cousins.
 

MCGG  6/02/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 2, 1995
Harry E. Honken
BUFFALO CENTER
  
Harry E. Honken, 91, of Buffalo Center, died Tuesday (May 30, 1995) 
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.  Funeral services 
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Congregational Church, 
Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Jim Sullivan officiating.  Interment 
will be in Graceland Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. 
today at Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, and one hour before 
services at the church.

Harry E. Honken was born March 5, 1904, in Freeport, Ill.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Honken; one son, Gary Honken 
of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; 
two brothers, Ray Honken of Buffalo Center and Alvin Honken of 
Titonka; and one sister, Hazel Peterson of Northwood.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

MCGG  6/03/1995 
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 3, 1995
Loanna M. "Nan" Fortune
MASON CITY  

Loanna ``Nan'' M. Fortune, 86, formerly of Mason City, died 
Tuesday (May 30, 1995) at the Hilltop Care Center, Spirit Lake.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family 
Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave., with the Rev. John R. Kremer 
officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 
126 Third Street N.E., with a 7 p.m. Scriptural service.

Loanna M. Fortune was born April 25, 1909, in Mason City, the 
daughter of William W. Fletcher and 
Anna Christine (nee) Jorgensen Fletcher.

She married Joseph D. Fortune on Jan. 10, 1935, in Galena, Ill.  He 
preceded her in death on July 30, 1984.  Nan grew up in Mason City 
and graduated from Mason City High School in 1927.  She lived most 
of her life in Mason City, until the past three and one half years 
when she resided at the Hilltop Nursing Home in Spirit Lake.  She 
enjoyed sewing and she loved spending time with her grandchildren  
and family.  Nan was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Susan DeRock and her husband, 
Roger, of Spirit Lake, and Nancy Heyer and her husband, Richard, 
of Spirit Lake; two sons, Joseph Dennis Fortune and his wife, 
Patricia, of Elmhurst, Ill., and Dennis Michael Fortune and his 
wife, Venita, of Logmont, Colo.; two sisters, Ann Thul of Earling 
and Marie Orr of Mason City; 15 grandchildren, Joe DeRock of 
Sioux Falls, S.D.; Mindy DeRock and Chris DeRock, both of 
Beaverton, Ore.; Jeff Heyer of Salt Lake City, Utah; 
Julie Ricklefs of Spirit Lake; Shelley Buehner of Salt Lake City, 
Utah; David Heyer of Crystal Lake, Ill.; Linda Peschon of 
Spirit Lake; John Heyer of Sioux Falls; Kathryn Fortune of 
Elmhurst, Ill., and Vicki, Greg, Brad, Zarah and Samuel Fortune, 
all of Longmont, Colo.; 10 great-grandchildren, Kellie, Kyle and 
Kami Ricklefs, all of Spirit Lake; Matt Peterson of Estherville; 
Mia Cramer of Salt Lake City, Utah; Michael and Ryan Heyer of 
Crystal Lake, Ill.; Jodi and Mitchell Peschon of Spirit Lake, 
and Natalia Fortune of Longmont, Colo.; and many nieces and 
nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two 
brothers, Robert Fletcher and Harold Fletcher.
 

MCGG  6/03/1995
MASON CITY (Iowa) GLOBE GAZETTE    JUNE 3, 1995
Willis W. Meyer
SHEFFIELD  

Willis W. Meyer, 81, of Sheffield, died Wednesday (May 31, 1995) 
at North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City.  Funeral services 
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at  Zion-St. John Lutheran 
Church, with the Rev. Kent Mechler officiating.  Burial will be in 
Hillside Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday 
at Grarup Funeral Home.

Willis W. Meyer was born on March 22, 1914, in Latimer, the son 
of Ernest Meyer and Lizzie (nee) Hopkey Meyer.  He attended 
the Christian Day School in Latimer and the Richland Township 
Country School through the eighth grade. Following school, he 
helped on the family farm.  

On Feb. 14, 1936, he was united in marriage to Verda Walker in 
the St. Paul Lutheran Church's parsonage by the Rev. E.H. Grummer.
 
They made their home north of Latimer for four years until moving 
to the family farm soutwest of Sheffield. In 1961 they built a 
home and moved into Sheffield.  He was a DeKalb seed corn salesman 
for many years along with delivering Winnebago motor homes all over 
the United States.  Willis and Verda enjoyed camping, spending about 
30 years wintering in the southern states.  He also enjoyed square 
dancing and playing cards in his spare time.

He was a member of the Zion-St. John Lutheran Church of Sheffield, 
both the Mason City and Sheffield Senior Citizens organizations, 
the Golden Swingers Square Dancing Group and the Wig Wam Campers 
Group which they were named Campers of the Year several years back.

He is survived by his wife, Verda, of Sheffield; one son, 
Merlin Meyer and his wife, Karen, of Sheffield; two grandchildren; 
and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.